[LIT] Update favorite "read-aloud"

[kimberlee hannan]

I am butting in, too. lol
I did The Giver with my 6th graders for 5 straight years.  They handle it
well.  When I read I stop quite a bit and check for understanding, define
words, explain concepts, ask questions that help make connections.  It does
take a lot of talking at the beginning to help them make the picture.  Once
they do, the connections are amazing.  They identify with Jonas all year.
They will also argue the end forever.
Kim

On 2/15/07, Janet Smith <jtsmith1 at suite224.net> wrote:
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>
> Lucinda....did you do The Giver with 6th graders? If so, did you think
> they
> were mature enough to handle the heavy subject matter  Lowry is
> addressing?
> Thanks,
> Janet Smith
> 8th Grade Reading,
> Conneaut Middle School
> Conneaut, Ohio
>
> -------Original Message----
> From: Lucinda Marcello
> Date: 2/14/2007 8:05:22 PM
> To: A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades.
> Subject: Re: [LIT] Update favorite "read-aloud"
>
> Lois Lowry is a wonderful writer. We loved Number the Stars (historical
> fiction) and The Giver. She has a good author website we searched as a
> class
> in the computer lab. She even responded to me on her blog. The 6th graders
> loved that.
>
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> >
> >
>
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Kimberlee Hannan
Department Chair
Sequoia Middle School
Fresno, CA